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Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas

A History of the Gospel and Its Growth

By: April D. De Conick

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Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas

A History of the Gospel and Its Growth

By: April D. De Conick

The Gospel of Thomas is an enigmatic collection of 114 sayings of Jesus. Here, April DeConick explores tough questions that have occupied scholars since the discovery of this gospel in the sands of Nag Hammadi, Egypt, in the 1940's. Where did this gospel come from? When was it written? Who wrote it? Why was it composed? What is its meaning? Rather than taking the conventional approach to answering these questions, DeConick examines these issues anew by proposing that the gospel developed within a climate dominated by oral consciousness as a product of communal memory. She argues that the gospel was a "rolling corpus," a book of sayings that grew over time, beginning as a simple written gospel containing oracles of the prophet Jesus. This suggests that the sayings in the gospel represent different moments in the history of the Thomasine community and can be read as memoirs of practices, beliefs, and conflicts that arose within the community over time. As the community faced various crises and constituency changes, including the delay of the Eschaton and the need to accommodate Gentiles within the group, its traditions were reinterpreted and the sayings in their gospel updated, accommodating the present experiences of the community. This is volume 286 in the Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement series and is part of the Early Christianity in Context series.

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Seek to See Him

Ascent and Vision Mysticism in the Gospel of Thomas

By: April DeConick

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Ascent and Vision Mysticism in the Gospel of Thomas

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This monograph represents a critical juncture in Thomas studies since it dispels the belief that the Gospel of Thomas originates from gnostic traditions. Rather, Jewish mystical and Hermetic origins are proposed and examined. Following this analysis, the anthropogony and soteriology of Thomas are discussed. The Thomasites taught that they were the elect children of the Father, originating from the Light. The human, however, became unworthy of these luminous beginnings and was separated from the divine when Adam sinned. Now he must purify himself by leading an encratite lifestyle. He is to ascend into heaven, seeking a visio dei which will transform him into his original immortal state and grant him citizenship in the Kingdom.

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Ascent and Vision Mysticism in the Gospel of Thomas

By: April DeConick

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Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas

A History of the Gospel and Its Growth

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A History of the Gospel and Its Growth

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Voices of the Mystics

Early Christian Discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas and Other Ancient Christian Literature

By: April D. DeConick

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Voices of the Mystics

Early Christian Discourse in the Gospels of John and Thomas and Other Ancient Christian Literature

By: April D. DeConick

This book explores the mysticism of John in its historical context and puts forward evidence that the mysticism developed in this text is the result of the textualization of a dialogue between the Johannine and Thomasine Christians on the subject of soteriology. This book not only sheds new light on the development of Johannine ideology, but also forges a new path in New Testament sociorhetorical criticism, particularly by developing the field of tradition intertexture.

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Bloomsbury T & T Clark

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Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas

Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas

Seek to See Him

Seek to See Him

Seek to See Him

Seek to See Him

Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas

Recovering the Original Gospel of Thomas

Voices of the Mystics

Voices of the Mystics

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